K Dub Shine
K Dub Shine | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kōta Kagami (各務貢太) |
| Born | May 8, 1968 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20080331105158/ http://www.atomicbomb.co.jp/kdub/index.html |
Kōta Kagami (各務貢太, Kagami Kōta, born May 8, 1968), known professionally as K Dub Shine(Kダブシャイン), is a Japanese rapper.
Early life
Kagami was born in the Shibuya ward of the city of Tokyo, Japan. As a child, he was quite sickly and was in and out of hospital. It was said that he may not live to see his first day of primary school. He dropped out of high school and studied abroad in a high school in Florida, the United States. Upon returning to Japan he joined Temple University, Japan Campus but dropped out again.[1] In the late 1980s he discovered hip-hop in the United States. Although he believed that the Japanese language was not fit for rapping, he changed from rapping in English to Japanese, after a friend questioned his decision to not use his own language.[2]
Career
He formed the acclaimed hip-hop group King Giddra, alongside fellow rapper Zeebra and producer DJ Oasis in 1993.[3] By the late 1990s, K Dub Shine had created his own record label and had become a big force in the Japanese underground hip hop scene. Many of his lyrics seek to depict accurately and without bias the reality of Japanese youth culture.[4] He has done multiple collaborations with Soul Scream in his career, and has also featured on RGTO by AKLA, which has surpassed 26 million view on YouTube as of 2024.[5][6] In 2011, in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, her performed a charity gig alongside King Giddra to raise money for the victims.[7]
Political views
Discography
Albums
- Genzai Jikoku (現在時刻) (1997)
- Ikiru (生きる) (2000)
- Riyuu (理由) (2004)
- Jishu Kisei (自主規制) (2010)
- Shin Nihonjin (新日本人) (2016)
EPs
- Jiko Hyougen (自己表現) (2006)
External links
- K DUB SHINE Official Site (in Japanese)
References
- ↑ "Kダブシャインが抱える複雑な感情 変わりゆく地元の風景に何を想う". CUFtURE（カフチャ）｜テクノロジー×カルチャーで、未来を耕すWEBメディア (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ↑ miyearnzzlabo (2015-08-21). "K DUB SHINE アメリカ留学と日本語でラップを始めたきっかけを語る". miyearnZZ Labo (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ↑ "日本語ラップの金字塔！キングギドラ『空からの力』20周年 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". tower.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ↑ Condry, Ian. Hip-hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006.
- ↑ "SOUL SCREAM、客演にRHYMESTER、Zeebra、K Dub Shine、DJ Oasis迎えた「TOu-KYOu 2021」リリース - Spincoaster (スピンコースター)" (in 日本語). 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ↑ AKLO (2014-09-03). AKLO "RGTO" feat.SALU, 鋼田テフロン & Kダブシャイン. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "K DUB SHINE - 他のラッパーとの関係 - わかりやすく解説 Weblio辞書". www.weblio.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
